The other side of the East River
I hear the tides of the Sound
Leaves whistling, flowers trembling
and brown stones shimmering at twilight
Everything is quivering,
like struck by a Cupid’s arrow
mellowing out in sweet sorrow
Lights off
and on
Lady Columbia puts on her night gown
in a gossamer of Cabernet Sauvigon
A nightingale sings
through the darkness of the Ravine
intoxicating Broken Land
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[…] The night view of the Grand Army Plaza is gorgeous. The Arch has always been dimly illuminated in purple light, which plays down the triumphant gesture of Lady Columbia riding a chariot. Although as if all traffic merge in front of the arc, they immediately skew away at different angles, leaving the park in peace and solitude. […]
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[…] mile of Brooklyn: the Eastern Parkway (the world’s first parkway) stretching from the Grand Army Plaza (GAP) to the Brooklyn Museum, both of which can be found in plenty of vintage […]
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